North Carolina § 106-65 - 22. Title.

§ 106-65. 22. Title.

This Article shall be known by the title of "Structural Pest Control Act of North Carolina of 1955." It is declared to be the policy of this State that the regulation of persons, corporations and firms engaged in the business of structural pest control in this State, as defined in G.S. 106-65.25 , is in the public interest in order to ensure a high quality of workmanship and in order to prevent deception, fraud and unfair trade practices in the conduct of said business. The General Assembly finds that quality of structural pest control work is not easily determined by the general public due to the inaccessibility of the areas treated and the complexity of the methods of treatment. History (1955, c. 1017; 1977, c. 231, s. 1.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2014-100, s. 13.10(b), provides: "The Structural Pest Control Committee shall adopt rules regarding ancillary activities that may be performed in association with the control of wood-destroying organisms or household pests as regulated by Article 4C of Chapter 106 of the General Statutes. The rules shall include, at a minimum, the following: "(1) Specification of the categories of ancillary activities that may be exempted from structural pest control licensing requirements or may be performed by unlicensed persons acting under the direct supervision of a structural pest control licensee. These categories shall include, but not be limited to, the moving of furniture or bedding, as defined in G.S. 106-65.95 , and the cleaning, maintenance, or repair of property. "(2) Provisions allowing persons engaged in exempt ancillary activities or performing ancillary activities under the direct supervision of a certified applicator to be engaged in such activities, whether as an employee, independent contractor, or otherwise, for one or more structural pest control licensees." Session Laws 2014-100, s. 13.10(c), provides: "The Structural Pest Control Committee may issue rules pursuant to subsection (b) of this section without complying with the requirements of Article 2A of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. The Committee shall post proposed rules on its Web site within two weeks of the date this act becomes law and provide notice of the rules, along with a citation to this section, to all persons named on the mailing list maintained pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.2(d) . The authority to adopt rules without complying with the requirements of Article 2A of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes shall expire on July 1, 2016, and the Department shall adopt permanent rules to implement subsection (b) of this section by that date." Session Laws 2014-100, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2014.'" Session Laws 2014-100, s. 38.4, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2014-2015 fiscal year, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2014-2015 fiscal year." Session Laws 2014-100, s. 38.7, is a severability clause.